Mine detail: Sage Hen Property

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Location

Lat / long:

40.54961, -118.85432

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Scheelite
Gangue:	Epidote, Garnet, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1914

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1952

Geology

Host type:	Hornfels,Shale,Limestone
Associated type:	Diorite
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	M060222
DEP	10042428
Reference	{Deposit:: JOHNSON, A.C. AND BENSON, W.T., 1963, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA; USBM}{Deposit:: JOHNS, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89}{Production:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1977}
Reporter	Johnson, Maureen G., Royse, Sue E., Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.)